Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1021 of 10 January 2017 on State aid SA.44727 2016/C (ex 2016/N) which France is planning to implement in favour of the Areva group (notified under document C(2016) 9029) (Text with EEA relevance. )

• CELEX: Decision (EU) 2017/1021
• Articles: 4

Article 1

The State aid of EUR 4,5 billion that France plans to implement in favour of the Areva Group is compatible with the internal market pursuant to Article 107(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the conditions laid down in Article 2 of this Decision.

Article 2

The implementation of the aid referred to in Article 1 of this Decision is conditional on the following being obtained:

(a)

the ASN's conclusions on the results of the demonstration programme regarding the carbon segregation issue identified in parts of the Flamanville 3 EPR reactor vessel, to the effect that the parts of the vessel are not deemed unfit for use as a result of the segregation; or, alternatively, a decision by EDF, notified to the Areva Group with a view to completing the divestment of New Areva NP, to lift the condition precedent concerning the Flamanville 3 EPR reactor in relation to the carbon segregation identified in the parts of that reactor's vessel;

(b)

the Commission's authorisation of the concentration between EDF and New Areva NP.

Article 3

1.   The Areva Group's restructuring plan, as communicated by France, shall be implemented in its entirety.

2.   France shall communicate to the Commission half-yearly reports on the implementation of the restructuring plan, on the Areva Group's position on the markets where it operates, and on compliance with the commitments given by France under this Decision. These reports shall be provided throughout the restructuring period, starting from the notification of this Decision. The first report shall reach the Commission within six months of the date of notification of this Decision.

3.   France shall inform the Commission when one of the two events described in Article 2(a) of this Decision occurs.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.